Another demonstration of how reducing friction on a task doesn't just make it faster, it changes its fundamental accessibility. Ecommerce is just one app on Alexa. Even though Amazon made the service, and it's great at performing Dash button-style tasks like "reorder paper towels", all of Amazon's commerce and retail capabilities feel like just one tiny part of what an Echo can do. It will be interesting to see how much home automation and connections to other devices supplant retail in Amazon's promotion of the device's capabilities. Being hands-free matters. Whether it's asking Alexa about

In 2016, selecting the top achievers was extremely difficult, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. The variety, depth, disruption and traction we saw from the early stage companies to those with significant scale made it one of the toughest vintages to judge. The North America Winners are representative of the amazing ecosystem that never ceases to astound, with new and experienced entrepreneurs continuing to push the barriers of innovation. As one of the winners, Native Rank should be proud of its accomplishment under such strong competition. In order to determine companies which

Instead of showing your awesome La-Z-boy ad on search, why not show your Leather La-Z-Boy for leather fans, and Cheap, Comfy La-Z-Boy to people seeking a little more comfort in their lives? Heres how to set them up for your business: DONT use DKI: on competitor bidding campaigns. Though you can legally bid on a competitors keywords, you cannotuse their name (keyword) in your ad text; without proofreading and considering all taxonomies using the ad preview tool to make sure your ad will even make sense; and without heavily testing the results and keeping in mind long-tail keyword searches. You

Tapinator's portfolio includes more than 200 mobile gaming titles that have achieved over 200 million cumulative player downloads, primarily within the Simulation, Arcade, Role Playing, Casino and Sports genres. Tapinator generates revenues through the sale of advertising within its games, the sale of paid downloadable games, and the sale of additional in-game content. Founded in 2013, Tapinator is headquartered in New York, with product development teams located in Germany, Canada, Indonesia, Pakistan, and the United States. For a full listing of Tapinator game titles and to view the Company's

Standardize all of your addresses Use a broadly shared address validator tool that will scale with the number of locations you manage. I use USPS Zip + 4, but there are other tools out there like Melissa Data, SmartyStreets and Loqate. Do yourself a favor and standardize your addresses up front to save time and effort later. If you dont enter standardized addresses into Google My Business, dont be surprised if it generates geocodes in the wrong state, or even the wrong country. Believe me, Ive seen it happen. Having standardized addresses is key to working around the inability to update geocodes

An anonymous reader writes: On Monday, Google Maps has received a makeover with 700 trillion pixels of new data added to the service . The Atlantic reports: "The new map, which activates this week for all users of Google Maps and Google Earth, consists of orbital imagery that is newer, more detailed, and of higher contrast than the previous version. Most importantly, this new map contains fewer clouds than before -- only the second time Google has unveiled a "cloudless" map. Google had not updated its low- and medium- resolution satellite map in three years. The new version of the map includes

Chances are you're in luck. This app update is out right this minute... sort of. For those of you that are aiming to run this app as fast as possible, head to the bottom of this article and tap in. For the rest of you that still need convincing - know this: you're going to get this update one way or the other eventually. Whether you want it or not! So there! You can test this functionality now via Google Maps in-browser . This functionality is meant for desktop browsers for now, so keep that in mind.

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You've almost certainly encountered errors and omissions on Google Maps, and starting today the company is making it easy to point out missing and incorrect data from the comfort of your mobile. Crowdsourcing the collecting of map data is a great way to ensure that Google Maps is kept constantly up to date. It means that as businesses close down, change names, or open up, users can submit feedback to Google straight away so the information is available to everyone as quickly as possible. In a blog post Google explains all of the tools it has introduced, including the ability for iOS, Android

"We did a complete mock site visit," Schneekloth said. "We went through the whole process of getting a set of specifications, selecting a location and preparing a sales pitch based on that company's needs. AEDC set a team to role-play the company we were pitching to." "We passed with flying colors," he added. "It is exciting to bring together community leaders and the Arkansas Economic Development team to work on the Project Readiness Educational Program," said Michael Malone, president of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce. "It provided a learning experience for everyone about the Texarkana